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第31章天道酬勤（1）
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Asayoungboy，Igrewupwithmyeightsiblingsinatin-roofedshaSummerfield，Louisiana.Ididn’tseemyobstathoughwedidn’teveoiletinthehouse.Isawmylifemoreasacardthathadbeeomeaomakethemostofit.
Iwastheyouoffiveboysandalsohadfoursistersulltogetherandtakecareofeachother.Dadwasn’taround，soIneverknewhimwell.HeittedsuiIwasthreeyearsold，leavingMomwiththejandprovidingforninekids.Sheworkedatasawmillrunningaforkliftforfiftydollarsaweekandhadaapoultryplant.Shewasaveryhardworker，aomakee，shehardlyeverrested.
Mymombelievedindoingallshecoulddototakecareofherresponsibilities，so，sheneveraskedforahandout.Youe;wekidsdidwewawealwaysgotthethihmymomasmyexample，Ilearhardworkisthebestwaytogetwhatyou>
Whilegrowingup，Iwassurrouemptationstodohingslikedrugs，aldallthat.Iottogothere，evenasalittleboy，IknewIwasgoingtobesuccessful.Somepeopletakethattobecoceited，butIwasn’tgoiahatI’tdowhateverIsetouttodo.
Ofcourse，IdreamedaboutwhatIwaobewhefirst，Iwaetrooper，theobeintheSpecialForces.Afterawhile，IdecidedthatIwahteehereeriodoftimethatIwaru.Ilayfootballinhighsfact，IstilldardlessofwhatIchose，Iwaomakemybrothers，sistersandmomproudofme—notonlybybeingsucwhatIchosetodo，butalsoasapersonwhocouldbelookedupthtreasons.
Surprisingasitmightseem，basketballwasn’tinmyplans.Oneday，mymomcutarimoffanoldwaterbarrelaupformetothrowanoldrubberballthrough.Byjunih，IstartedplayiballonateaIlovedtopete.ThereositivehighIgotbygoingoutandplayingagainstotherpeopleandwhardtowipaidoff.IjustletmysubasketballtakeitscoursebutIaluttheeffortineveryday.I’vedone，somepeoplewaitformydownfall，saying，“KarlMalodoit.”
Itihatgettome，theyareactuallymymotivationandIuetoprovethemwrleday.ItrytodothebestjobIapositivewayona.IrealizethatI’mdealingwith，there’ssomebodyelseouttherewhohasitalittlebitworseoff.I’vebeenthere.AndIknowthatwithoutuedhardwork，Icouldbethereagain.
IamgratefulforthelifeI’veenjoyedasabasketballstar.Butwheheseshirtsthatsay“Basketballislife”
，Ithi!Itisbeexg.ButtheimportantthingaboutbasketballisthatitgivesmeawaytodogoodthingsforothersasImhthisjourneycalledlife.
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